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Your Next Android Phone Upgrade Might Be Easier
Switching from an old Android phone to a new one isn’t a completely seamless process, especially when it comes to the data stored in apps. Thankfully, Google is trying to fix that. Google has announced a few changes to how future Android phones will handle migrating from another phone. The first one is that it will expand the Pixel 9’s…
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Android 16’s First Developer Preview Is Here Early
If you’re an Android fan, you might be used to the typical rollout for Android developer previews: Google usually drops the first preview in February, so the fact that the company seeded Android 16’s first developer preview in November—three months ahead of schedule—is quite surprising. It’s a good thing, but not just because interested parties can try out Android 16…
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10 Features You No Longer Need to Root Your Android Phone For
Quick Links Disable Preinstalled Apps Restart Your Phone With One Tap In the early “Wild West” days of Android, to really make your phone yours, you needed to root it. But times have changed. Many features that once required rooting are now baked right into Android or through third-party apps. 1 Take Screenshots It might seem crazy now, but taking…
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The Galaxy S24 Ultra is the best Android phone — and it’s 25% off right now ahead of Black Friday
In today’s market getting the most powerful phone can be very expensive, so it’s important to keep an eye out for deals where you can. With Black Friday edging closer, there’s a great deal for the Galaxy S24 Ultra that’s worth a look. At this very moment, you can grab the 512GB version of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra for…
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How to record your screen on an Android device
There are all kinds of reasons you might want to record what’s happening on your Android screen, from capturing your gaming exploits to trying to explain to a family member how to fix a problem they’re having with their favorite app. And when you do need this function, you’ll find it built right into Android (as it is on iOS).…
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Spending Too Much Time in an App? Your Android Phone Will Warn You
Doomscrolling might be fun in the moment, but it isn’t healthy to do all the time. Now, Google has rolled out yet another tool to let you know how much time you’re wasting watching TikTok. Google has introduced a new feature called “Screen time reminders” to its Digital Wellbeing suite of wellness features on Pixel and other Android phones. This…
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Meet the floating Android note app of the future – Computerworld
Every floating note holds a menu with useful options, including the ability to share its contents as plain text anywhere. JR Raphael, IDG And when you’re ready to remove any note entirely from your view, you just drag it down to the bottom of the screen to archive it. (You can also temporarily hide all of your visible floating notes…
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Distracted by Your Phone’s Vibrations? Android 15 Offers a Fix
Have you ever wished your phone would stop buzzing so aggressively with every notification? Android 15’s Adaptive Vibration might be the feature you’ve been waiting for. What Is Adaptive Vibration? Adaptive Vibration is a feature in Android 15 that automatically adjusts your phone’s vibration intensity based on your surroundings. It uses the phone’s microphone and sensors to detect noise levels…
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The secret to summarizing notifications on Android – Computerworld
At this point, I think it’s safe to say the current wave of “AI everything” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Let’s not sugarcoat it: The vast majority of generative-AI gobbledegook is unreliable, impractical, and more about marketing than any manner of real-world benefit for us — the (alleged) humans meant to be benefiting from it. But here and…
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Here’s how often your Android TV will get updated
When it comes to operating systems, the software powering smart TVs adoesn’t get a lot of attention. Your phone, watch or tablet tend to get annual updates, compared tothe best Android smart TVs, which might see semi-regular security patches at best. According to a report from Android Authority, Google plans to add some regularity to updates for its TV software,…
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